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Morice Bird

Morice Carlos Bird

Born: 25 March 1888, St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool, Lancashire
Died: 9 December 1933, Broadstone, Dorset
Major Teams: Lancashire, Surrey, Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI, MC Bird's XI, England.
Known As: Morice Bird
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: England v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 1909/10
Last Test:
England v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 5th Test, 1913/14

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   10   16   1   280   61   18.66   0   2    5   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              44     12   120    8  15.00  3-11    0   0  33.0  2.72

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1907 - 1921)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  192  306  14  6938  200   23.76   7  34  111   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              7245  3827  149  25.68  5-48    2   1  48.6  3.16

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A stylish hard-hitting batsman, the pinnacle of Morice Bird's cricketing career was probably achieved as a schoolboy, when he made a century in each innings for Harrow against Eton at Lord's before a packed house. In the same year (1907) he made his first-class debut for his native county, Lancashire, but failed to make an impression. Two years later after a reasonable season with Surrey, he toured South Africa. He had modest success in the middle order in the five Tests. He finished the series with a pair, which he completed with a duck when he was promoted to open in the second innings with just 14 needed to win. He captained Surrey for two years, and had considerable success with the bat, particularly in 1911 when he made 1404 runs. Not picked to play home Tests, he was notably successful against the 1912 Australian tourists, where he made 76, 68 and 112 in the two matches he played against them. He toured South Africa again in 1914, batting at 8 or 9 in the Tests and bowling occasionally.

He was a hard-hitting right handed bat, excelling in the off-drive and cut, but somewhat weaker in defence. He tended to do his best on the big occasion, and was also a useful medium paced bowler, and an excellent field. He appeared only briefly after the war, and coached at Harrow and the Oval, before stricken with the illness that was to lead to his premature death (DL,2000).

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 01:39:06 GMT


 
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